admin on February 4th, 2010

When I have trouble “hearing” God’s direction, a prayer of Thomas Merton (one of my pilgrims) always helps: “My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the [...]

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admin on January 20th, 2010

A Act now for senior justice Alphabetical List of all 43 Senior Health topics on NIH Senior Health Living with Alzheimer’s disease Alzheimer’s Disease: More than just memory loss Arthritis:NIH SeniorHealth, and finding Dulcinea Arthritis Web Guide B High blood pressure: The National Institute on Aging,  and finding Dulcinea High Blood Pressure Web Guide C [...]

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admin on January 7th, 2010

One of the hardest experiences for believers who rely on God’s guidance–if not the hardest–is the periods when God is silent. Generally I respond to the silence with fear. I think I learned a long time ago that if I panic surely the God of my understanding will “rescue” me from myself. Needless to say, [...]

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admin on November 24th, 2009

(A)  How to be an overnight success: “The Only Way to Become Amazingly Great at Something” by Leo Babauta– 1. “First, you must learn it by reading or listening to others who know how to do it, but most especially by doing.” 2. “Then do some more. At this point, you’ll start to understand it, [...]

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admin on August 31st, 2009

“we all know this needs to change, for so many reasons. the biggest one that comes to mind has to do with isolation. isolation of two kinds: the isolation of stigma is one (because mental illness is not supposed to exist, and if it does, it needs to be swept under the carpet). the other [...]

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